NYU Students Stampede in Bare Energy Frolic

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“Less gas, more ass!” was the chant heard around Washington Square Park today, as a dozen body-painted students frolicked in their underwear for Mother Earth. “To celebrate this fabulous broad,” the event page says (I assume they’re talking about Mother Earth), “we’re lettin’ loose, cutting those sullied winter coats off your fabulous bods, and exposing the fierce flesh that she gave us…”

Another example of caring for the environment when it’s convenient or a legit method of bringing awareness to the environment? Regardless, I’m pretty sure more people were paying attention to certain body parts than the signs being held up The unborn download.

The best reactions were those I overheard. One NYU guard sarcastically described it as “nice publicity for NYU.” To which another replied, “Hey c’mon. This is afternoon delight, man.” A construction worker on his lunch break summed up the spectacle perfectly: “Where else?” Indeed. Only at NYU.

More pictures from NYU Local photographer David Alvarez after the jump.


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7 Comments

  • Lucas Pattan
    April 23, 2009

    And as soon as they appeared, they were gone…. An old woman I overheard said, when asked what the kids were doing, “They’re just full of spring fever!” The sad thing is, I think that’s probably the case.

  • Maggie Munoff
    April 23, 2009

    “Another example of caring for the environment when it’s convenient or a legit method of bringing awareness to the environment? Regardless, I’m pretty sure more people were paying attention to certain body parts than the signs being held up.”

    uh maybe it’s obvious to only me, but i’m pretty sure their intentions weren’t to bring awareness to anything, their intentions were clearly to just have a little fun in the nice weather… it’s not like they held the event ON earth day (yesterday).

    ps. dude doing a cartwheel, or acrobatics, or whatever it is… you’re awesome.

  • Josh Becker
    April 23, 2009

    ps. girl wearing jeans hates the environment

  • Mike Vilensky
    April 23, 2009

    Where are the n00dz? This is looking weak compared to the last one.

  • Sara A
    April 23, 2009

    Oh my GOD, how STUPID for kids to something lighthearted and fun that might make one or two people think about the earth. Let’s be as snarky as we possibly can and maybe we can stop getting kids to do semi-interesting things.

  • Zoe A
    April 24, 2009

    Wahoooooooooooo bare energy frolic!!!

  • Dean Stattmann
    April 24, 2009

    Great photographs. The first one is brilliant.

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